Port Stephens Private Tour: Dazzling Beaches, Dolphin/Whale Watching, and Unique Outdoor Activities
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The Rocks
Experience the beauty of Port Stephens on a private tour. Discover dazzling beaches, go dolphin and whale watching, and enjoy unique outdoor activities. Book now!
Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Sydney Harbour Bridge - Pickup from your City Accomodation.

  • Nelson Bay - Meet the resident dolphins and ride the boom net on the daily dolphin watching cruise , with a 99 per cent success rate in dolphin sightings!
    (Option at own cost.)
    Get up close and personal with friendly giants on a whale watching cruise (May to November).

  • Gan Gan Lookout - Enjoy the spectacular views of beautiful Port Stephens and beyond from iconic Gan Gan Hill, one of the highest points in the area
    The top attractions you’ll see include the vast blue bay, the striking Yacabba and Tomaree headlands, the magnificent Tomaree National Park and the towering Stockton Bight sand dunes. You can gaze as far north as Hawks Nest and south along NSW’s longest beach to Newcastle.

  • Nelson Bay Bowling and Recreation Club - We stop for a delicious lunch at the restaurant with its large views over Port Stephens Waterway.

  • Little Beach Reserve - We drive around the foreshore of gorgeous Port Stephens to Little Beach for some ideal photo opportunities. The Little Beach foreshore has both a grassed area and beach area ideal place for a quick dip if you bring some swimmers!
    The beach is ideal for young children with its sandy expanse and gentle waters and is also popular with local pelicans.

  • Stockton Sand Dunes - Enjoy your unique Sand Boarding Adventure (Option at own cost)
    Board custom-built off-road vehicles for the short, bouncy ride into the largest moving sand mass in the southern hemisphere. The dunes stretch 32 kilometres, that’s the entire length of Stockton Beach and can reach over 40-50 metres high, that’s like a 10 storey building. The views alone are spectacular. Get full instructions and transport. Use hand made custom designed boards that are made for maximum speed. Then climb to the top of the dunes, jump on your sand board, slide on down, and repeat!

  • Sydney - Amazing experience finishes with a drop- off back to the door of your city accomodation (if you choose not to take the ferry from Homebush back to the city centre).

What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel/port pickup
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Dolphin or Whale Watching Cruise
  • Sand Boarding Hire
  • Camel Riding Fee
Additional Information

Experience the perfect vacation destination, with its stunning beaches and picturesque sheltered bays, it’s the perfect spot to savor relaxation, excitement, fascination, and surprise, all in a single day! With its picture-perfect golden beaches, sweeping azure bay, and numerous heavenly coves, welcome to a paradise.
Relish in the sandy beaches, national parklands, and rugged coastlines, Port Stephens is an ideal locale to commune with nature.
The region is inhabited by about 150 bottlenose dolphins, and you have options to embark on a tour from Nelson Bay that provides chances to observe dolphins. Either choose to admire these splendid creatures from the viewing deck or, for thrill-seekers in the summer, you can get even closer via the boom net situated at the boat’s stern.
Witness grand Whales on a cruise during their annual migratory season, which spans from June to November. Other outdoor activities include the unforgettable fun-filled activity of Sand boarding down the massive Sand Dunes at Anna Bay or embark on a ride atop an Aussie camel.

  • If a Cruise pickup is required please enter those details, if NOT type in “n/a”
  • Mandatory temperature checks
  • Hand sanitiser available
  • Protective face masks provided
  • Social distancing maintained in vehicle
  • Touch points within the van are frequently cleaned
Location
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
George Street
Pick up from: 140 George Street, The Rocks
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Karin_a
Mar 15, 2024
Great experience ! - Love this experience! Saw many dolphins and they are spectacular. Sandboarding was fun. Unfortunately no camel rides available. The guide, James is really nice. The only thing that viator could improve is to let us know we could swim in the cruise (the guides may not know since they are not allowed on the cruise) so we could make preparations.
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Daniel
Dec 21, 2022
Wonderful Port Stephens Guide - Our guide James is friendly and approachable. He's patient and managed to bring us to our attractions despite tight deadlines because of unforeseen delays. We had fun with the camel and watching the dolphins is truly mesmerizing. We even went to Newcastle which is impressive. Kudos to Mike and James for the great arrangements.☺️
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700kuchi
Dec 20, 2022
Port stephens complete experience! - We had the most beautiful experience at Port stephens. The camel ride was such an incredible experience with the sand dunes,cool breeze and the ocean. Totally a phenomenal experience of acing all three elements that make it absolutey incredible!! The sandboarding was really amazing and we had all big smiles our face. Mike,the owner of Gobeyondtours is an amazing person to know and to have as a tour guide. We were short of time from the camel ride to the port stephens dolphin cruise. He spot on drove quickly and carefully and we made it just on time. The dolphin cruise is a super thumbs up and is a sure guarantee to see dolphins out of your ying yang!😍 We strongly recommend Gobeyondtours and they are a wonderful company to engage with eyes closed!
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Twodox
Sep 18, 2022
A lovey day with a great great guide. - This was a wonderful day trip. Mike, the owner-driver was extremely warm and helpful. He managed to get close to out hotel to pick us up, despite the street’s being closed for the Marathon. We wee pleasantly surprised to have a private tour, even though it was not advertised as such. We spent the day at our pace. We chose to do the Reptile Park and had a great visit, which included a chance to pet a koala. In Port Stephens, we chose not to do the whale watch as my wife gets very seasick, so we spent the afternoon going from one gorgeous site to another.
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Tanumita
Jul 23, 2022
Whale watching and dolphins cruise and beautiful view points - This was a fantastic day at Port Stephens. The long hour drive was worth it. Lu was our driver cum guide who picked us up from our hotel and took us to some of the beautiful viewpoints. The first part of the day was a bit rainy and windy due to which we could not go on sand boarding but were able to savor nice views of the sand dunes and the beach. The second half of the day was pretty sunny when we boarded our cruise to see the whales. Being the migration season we were lucky to see quite a number of whales jump out of the water and swim along with our ship. It was an awesome experience. We were also able to spot some seals on the rocky islands. Many dolphins accompanied us on our way back during sunset. Overall this was such a fulfilling experience.
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Bkfrei
Jan 16, 2021
Dolphin Cruise and Sand Boarding - We had a great experience. The dolphin cruise did not disappoint, and sand boarding was even better than expected. Mike is a very nice and knowledgeable tour guide.
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